Keir Starmer says Iran conflict ‘not our war’ as he blasts Reform chief Nigel Farage
‘Nigel Farage and Kemi Badenoch for wanting to ‘dive in with both feet into the war without thinking through the consequences’.
Green Party sets sights on targeting trade union members disillusioned with Labour
Zack Polanski is set to make keynote speeches at several trade union conferences
Reform’s Zia Yusuf in meltdown when asked about growing number of candidate scandals
The right-wing party has lost at least 67 candidates since May 2025,
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Downing Street admits pressuring The Times to drop explosive Carrie Johnson story
Downing Street has admitted that members of the Prime Minister’s team intervened before an explosive story about his wife Carrie Johnson was withdrawn from publication in The Times.
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Accusations of a ‘cover up’ after Times pull damning story about Boris Johnson and Carrie
The piece, written by veteran journalist Simon Walters, claimed that Johnson tried to appoint his now-wife Carrie as his £100,000-a-year chief of staff while he was foreign secretary in 2018
Michael Gove faces backlash over new law ‘re-criminalising’ rough sleeping
“They want to conceal the consequences of their failing economic policies.”
Brexit-inflicted crisis on Ireland will ‘take a decade’ to solve, says David Davis
Former Brexit minister, who famously said there “would be no Brexit downsides”, admits benefits espoused by the Leave campaign have yet to materialise and Ireland will take years to recover from the protocol crisis.
Predatory financing of care homes has led to the sector being stripped to the bones in the name of profit
Predatory financing of the care sector is also driving poor outcomes for workers and service users.
‘A dark day for press freedom’: Left reacts to Patel’s decision to extradite Julian Assange
Following the announcement by the Home Office, politicians, activists, and advocates of free speech, have been sharing dismay at the extradition decision and support for the WikiLeaks’ founder.
The debate about Scotland’s future needs to go beyond independence vs the union
‘The way forward must be an open and civil debate that examines the issues and has all options for Scotland’s future on the table.’
Tory crackdown on protests prompted by oil-funded think tank, investigation finds
Report shows that Policy Exchange, which called for the criminalisation of Extinction Rebellion and is funded by US fossil fuel giant ExxonMobil, influenced government clampdown on protest rights.
It’s time for the UK to introduce a wealth tax
There are now a record 177 billionaires in the UK. A wealth tax is a necessary step for reducing inequalities and building a society that enables everyone to live a fulfilling life